How do I take a Quiz?

Taking a quiz in Canvas is simple and straightforward. Click the Quizzes link.

Here you'll see a list of quizzes for the course. For each of these quizzes you'll see a due date (if there is one) as well as the point value and some other details about it.

Find the quiz you'd like to take and click the title of the quiz.

Here you'll see more details related to the quiz. Click the Take the Quiz button. This will start the clock to the quiz (if it's timed) and you will be actively taking the test.

At any point during the quiz, you'll see a high level look at what's happening with your quiz. Questions you've answered will be greyed out, unanswered questions will be represented in bold. You'll also see a timer showing you progress on the test.

There are several different question types in Canvas that your professors may choose to employ, from True/False to Essay format. Each question will show in the top right corner the point value of the question. Each question will be divided from others by a box surrounding the question and answers.

Take the quiz and follow the instructions.

Note: You can flag the questions you want to go back to by clicking on the flag by the question. The flag will change color to yellow to remind you to finish the question.

Depending on how your professor has set up the quiz, you can usually see the results immediately upon completion. For objective results questions, such as an essay question, scores will be posted later as your professor grades them. They will show up as a 0 on your score until graded.

An overview of your results can be seen on the right hand side of the page. Some questions may not be graded yet.